NABH - National Accreditation
Board for Hospitals & Healthcare
Providers (NABH)
What is
Accreditation?
Accreditation is a formal
recognition of the technical
competence of an organization to
carry
out conformity assessment
activities in specified areas.
And Accreditation is "A public
recognition of the
achievement of accreditation
standards by a healthcare
organization,
demonstrated through an
independent external peer
assessment of that
organization's level
of performance in
relation to the standards".
What is
NABH?
National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals & Healthcare Providers
(NABH) is a constituent
board of Quality Council
of India, set up to establish
and operate accreditation
programme for
healthcare organizations.
The board is structured to cater
to much desired needs of the
consumers and to set
benchmarks for progress of
health industry. The board while
being
supported by all stakeholders
including industry, consumers,
government, have full functional
autonomy in its
operation.
Why
Accreditation is needed for
Hospitals?
It shows that the hospital is
volunteered to undergo a
challenging, comprehensive
evaluation.
It has made a significant
extra effort to review and
improve the key factors that can
affect
the quality and safety of
patients. The fact that the
hospital has gone through NABH
evaluation shows an
extraordinary commitment to
provide safe, high quality care
and a
willingness to be measured
against the highest standards of
performance.
Hospital Accreditation and
Benefits
NABH Accreditation benefits all
stake holders. Patients are
the biggest
beneficiary. Accreditation
results in high quality
of care and patient
safety. The patients get
services by
credential medical staff.
Rights of patients are respected
and
protected. Patient satisfaction
is regularly evaluated.
The staff in a accredited
hospital are satisfied lot as it
provides for continuous
learning, good working
environment,
leadership and above all
ownership of clinical processes.
Accreditation to a hospital
stimulates continuous
improvement. It enables hospital
in demonstrating commitment to
quality care. It raises
community confidence in the
services provided by the
hospital. It also provides
opportunity to healthcare unit
to benchmark with the best.
Finally, accreditation provides
an objective system of
empanelment by insurance and
other third parties.
Accreditation provides access to
reliable and certified
information on facilities,
infrastructure and level of
care.
NABH
Assessment Process
Involves comprehensive review of
hospital's compliance with
NABH's standards. Cardinal
principles of assessment are;
i) hospital operations are based
on sound principles of system
based organization
ii) NABH standards are
implemented and institutionalize
into hospital functioning.
iii) Patient safety and quality
of care, as core values, are
established and owned by
management and staff in all
functions and at all levels.
iv) there is structured quality
improvement programme based on
continuous monitoring of patient
care services.
Applicable to:
All Hospitals (Primary and multi
specialty), Dental Clinics,
Blood banks, Eye Banks, and
Health care providers.
Presently NABH Offers its
Accreditation Services to the
following Health Care Providers
- Hospitals
- Blood Banks
- Small Healthcare Organizations
- Oral Substitution Therapy
Centers
- Wellness Centers
- AYUSH Hospitals
- Medical Imaging Services
- Dental Facilities
- Medical Testing Laboratories
To Know more about these
standards and accreditation,
please contact us on +91
9600001996 or mail us
info@nucleus-india.com
NABH
Assessment Method
NABH has on its panel, qualified
and trained assessors
for objective evaluation
of hospitals. The assessment
team will include two or
more healthcare professionals
including a clinician,
healthcare administrator, being
rendered by the hospital.
The assessment process
incorporates interviews
with the patients, residents
and staff. It calls for
on-site visits to patient care
areas
and to selected departments.
Facility tours addressing
issues related to
physical assessment of
infrastructure,
medical equipment,
security, infection control etc.
is
integral elements of assessment
process.
Ten steps to accreditation:
Step 1 Obtain copy of
NABH standards
Step 2 Carry out self
assessment on status of
compliance with the NABH
standards.
Step 3 Identify gap areas
and prepare action plan
to bridge the gaps.
Step 4 Ensure that NABH
standards are
implemented and
integrated with hospital
functioning.
Step 5 Obtain copy and
submit application form for
assessment.
Step 6 Pay the
accreditation fee.
Step 7 Receive from NABH
the assessment
programme including dates
and names of
assessors.
Step 8 Facilitate the
assessment.
Step 9 Receive
recommendation on accreditation.
Step 10 Maintain quality
improvement programme
based on continuous
monitoring of patient
care services
SOME MORE BENEFITS THAT ISO
9001
DOES NOT GIVE
TO THE HEALTH CARE SERVICE
PROVIDERS
Strengthens community
confidence in the quality and
safety of care, treatment
and services — Achieving
accreditation makes a
strong statement to the
community about
an
organization's efforts to
provide the highest quality
services.
Provides a competitive edge
in the marketplace —
Exposure
of accreditation status
may provide marketing advantage
in a
competitive health care
marketplace and improve the
ability
to
secure new business.
Improves risk management and
risk reduction —
NABH
standards focus on
state-of-the-art performance
improvement strategies
that help health care
organizations
continuously improve
the safety and quality of care,
thereby
reducing the risk of
error or low quality care.
Helps organize and strengthen
patient safety efforts —
Patient safety and
quality of care issues
are at the forefront of
NABH standards and
initiatives.
Provides education on good
practices to improve business
operations — NABH
Resources, the QCI
not-for-profit affiliate,
provides continuing
support and education to
accredited
organizations, including
good practices and other
enhancements.
Provides professional advice
and counsel thereby
enhancing staff education
— NABH assessors are experienced
health care professionals
trained to provide expert advice
and
education during the
on-site survey.
Enhances staff recruitment
and development — NABH
accreditation can attract
qualified personnel who prefer
to serve in
an accredited
organization. Accredited
organizations also provide
additional opportunities
for staff to develop their
skills and
knowledge.
Provides deeming authority
for other certification —
Some
accredited health care
organizations may qualify for
other
certification with or without
undergoing a separate government
quality inspection, which
eases the burdens of duplicative
state
regulatory agency surveys.
Recognized by insurers and
other third parties —
Accreditation is becoming
a prerequisite to eligibility
for insurance
reimbursement, to
participation in managed care
plans and to
bidding on contracts.
May reduce liability
insurance costs — By
enhancing risk
management efforts,
accreditation may improve access
to and
reduce the cost of
liability insurance coverage.
To
know more about
NABH and
NABH Consultancy Services
please contact us on +91 9600001996
and mail to
info@nucleus-india.com
